mrgolf wrote:I havent noticed any problems. How much do you weigh? I am only 65kgs, but they seem plenty stiff and strong for the application. I did 110kms with 1850m of climb on my single on Sunday and the wheels were fantastic. Topped out at 76kmh down a long hill, and the wheels inspired confidence as part of that package. A lihter wheelset will pay big dividends when climbing. You want to train roadie style with hills?

I have a 75kg friend who has had his for a few years. They have some other ProLite rims there too which seem comparable and are 30mm. Either way, with some slightly judicious spoke/hub/rim selection, you will come away with a kick bum set of SS wheels designed for hard training with a bit of quality about them, rather than an unnecessarily heavy set whose strength lies in its weight, rather than its considered construction. Unless you weigh more than 80, in which case, dont skimp on weight. Aim for around 1700. Just my 2c.

Thanks again Mr Golf, My weight fluctuates between 72-75 kilos. I like the idea of building a wheel up and since I read your thread I did a bit of research and bought a copy of Roger Mussons "The Professional Guide toWheel Building";)

Since I am in no rush to complete my bike build (frame should arrive today) I figure learning how to do this will probably pay dividends over time more so with being able to true and maintain my own wheels. I will probably have to do some more research on rims as I would like to build something around a set of DuraAce HB 7600's which I think are 32/36 hole hubs.

For a little more cash, look at the Stans Alpha rims. Available in numerous hole drillings and great light rims. And you can go tubeless, which I would recommend if you dont want to change tubes in the freezing cold... I have a set of Stans on my Reacto running tubeless and am running ghetto road tubeless on my cx as a commuter. Success... Just sayin'

mrgolf wrote:For a little more cash, look at the Stans Alpha rims. Available in numerous hole drillings and great light rims. And you can go tubeless, which I would recommend if you dont want to change tubes in the freezing cold... I have a set of Stans on my Reacto running tubeless and am running ghetto road tubeless on my cx as a commuter. Success... Just sayin'

Hey MrGolf, yeah I will do some research on tubeless otherwise i was looking at the DTSwiss R520 which looks like a half decent rim.

mrgolf wrote:For a little more cash, look at the Stans Alpha rims. Available in numerous hole drillings and great light rims. And you can go tubeless, which I would recommend if you dont want to change tubes in the freezing cold... I have a set of Stans on my Reacto running tubeless and am running ghetto road tubeless on my cx as a commuter. Success... Just sayin'

Hey MrGolf, yeah I will do some research on tubeless otherwise i was looking at the DTSwiss R520 which looks like a half decent rim.

Cheers

Honestly, on my first build, I wouldn't worry about a custom wheel build. Plenty of solid options out there for a good all-rounder wheelset for sub $400.

Not being a party pooper, just my 2c. I may have custom built wheels on one of my bikes, but it certainly wasn't my first fixed/ss build. I probably wouldn't bother again either.

But that's me, each to their own etc. There are plenty of positives for a custom wheel, as there are for OTS builds, so it's all up to how deep your pockets are!

mrgolf wrote:For a little more cash, look at the Stans Alpha rims. Available in numerous hole drillings and great light rims. And you can go tubeless, which I would recommend if you dont want to change tubes in the freezing cold... I have a set of Stans on my Reacto running tubeless and am running ghetto road tubeless on my cx as a commuter. Success... Just sayin'

Hey MrGolf, yeah I will do some research on tubeless otherwise i was looking at the DTSwiss R520 which looks like a half decent rim.

Cheers

Honestly, on my first build, I wouldn't worry about a custom wheel build. Plenty of solid options out there for a good all-rounder wheelset for sub $400.

Not being a party pooper, just my 2c. I may have custom built wheels on one of my bikes, but it certainly wasn't my first fixed/ss build. I probably wouldn't bother again either.

But that's me, each to their own etc. There are plenty of positives for a custom wheel, as there are for OTS builds, so it's all up to how deep your pockets are!

I'm going to do it anyhow because its something I have wanted to do for a while and now I have a good excuse. I spoke to a friend who recommended I steer away from DA unsealed hubs during the winter so I am going to go middle of the road like Miche Primato and see how I go, worst case I pull it apart and rebuild it again for summer with DA.

In other news my frame arrived yesterday, I really like it finished quite well for a cheaper priced frame.

Photos taken from my S2 are as usual !! BAN ME NOW FOR SWEARING !! but I could not be bothered charging my camera for the occasion.

Hehe. I've done almost 500km on mine since you got yours :p. as for the comfort/quality i have loved it, apart from some questionable choices of clothing. One pair of pants I have rubs rather awkwardly

takai wrote:Hehe. I've done almost 500km on mine since you got yours :p. as for the comfort/quality i have loved it, apart from some questionable choices of clothing. One pair of pants I have rubs rather awkwardly

Looks like a good build.

Hey mate, that's good to hear your enjoying the frame I can't wait now, it should be fun to ride to work and back on this bad boy. My road bike can then retire to weekend only duty and I can start planning my next bike project

So far I am glad my wife has not seen my build cost spreadsheet because I think it has eclipsed the cost of my first carbon road bike :/

I have been trying to work out a stack height I like prior to cutting my fork steerer tube... I have modeled it on my road bike but I guess I would rather use all my spacers and reduce the height rather than cut too low right off the bat. Anyone else have any advice on getting the right stack height ?

I threw my PD handlebar on the stem and the Shimano TT brake levers on the bars to see what it looks like.

Got my WI freewheel and all the rest of my bits to finish my build. Now I just need some spare time

Hey folks I finished my project for the most part and I have been riding it fixed this weekend but I noticed a creaking sound almost ping like when standing on the pedals. I thought it could be my cranks so I checked they were tight which they are, I guess I could pull them off and check the BB too but I know that was tight and greased well when I fitted it.

If anyone has experienced anything similar and could point me in the right direction that would be a big help.

I had an annoying creak on my Larry when I first built it. Was the end of the seat post rubbing against the water bottle bosses.Second creak was after switching to the Rival cranks and the chain ring bolts had a touch of surface rust on the mating faces. Alu bolts and a touch of grease fixed that one.

Now I have a persistent croak when riding it. But that's just my cough flaring up in cold weather.

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